Word: treasonably
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...13th Earl of Arundel, a Roman Catholic convert, was condemned to decapitation by Protestant Queen Elizabeth on charges of treason but died in the Tower of London before his execution...
...chief concern of the play is the liaison between Elizabeth and her ubiquitous lover, Lord Essex, and its disruption, the result of treason on the part of that famous noble. Like all historical plays interest is created by court intrigue and diplomacy. "Richelieu" and "Disraeli," of the same nature enjoyed, and still enjoy a certain popularity. But these two were written by men who knew both history and the stage. Dramatic effects were deftly and delicately manipulated in order to lend strength and verisimilitude to what were otherwise essentially elementary plots. Maxwell Anderson, on the other hand, possesses a wavering...
...ought to begin now," he shouted, "by making it perfectly clear that we intend to remain effective rulers in every essential for a very long, indefinite period. . . . We will have no truck with lawlessness or treason, and will if necessary, suspend even the most moderate constitutional changes while there is bad spirit abroad...
...everything else Professor Ramzin finally confessed to high treason in the commonly understood sense-not the special Soviet sense in which sabotage is construed as treasonable. In the summer of 1929 Professor Ramzin, according to his own statement, betrayed the more im- portant plans and secrets of the Soviet Air Force to a "French secret agent, Monsieur R., who seemed very pleased...
...spectators, that on one occasion the referee was roundly hissed when he called a penalty against the Southerners at a rather crucial point, and the display offers something alien to the traditional partisanship attendant to America's fall sport. The attitude taken by the cheering section, however, was not treason to make the most of rather, it was a gesture of appreciation for a smaller team which had presented a gallant battle against difficult odds...